GUIDE TO THE TREES 



1 6. Leaflets oval or ovate Cladastris 



16. Leaflets ovate three in number Wafer Ash 



15. Margin of leaflets entire The Ashes 



1 5. Margin of leaflets serrate The Ashes 



15. Margin of leaflets coarsely toothed Box Elder 



13. Margins of leaflets entire Kentucky Coffee-tree 



13. Irregularly bi-pinnate, margins of leaflets 

 entire, thorns on stems above the axils 



of the leaves Honey Locust 



13. Margins of leaflets serrate, stems spiny. Hercules Club 



Note. It must be remembered that the typical leaves of a species are to 

 be fotmd upon mature trees, not upon young ones. The leaf- 

 lets of a compound leaf can be distinguished from s : mple 

 leaves by the absence of leaf ^buds from the base of their stems. 

 No guide has been prepared for the Conifers, as it is believed 

 the illustrations will be sufficient. 



SIGNS USED IN THIS BOOK 



(') Acute accent over a vowel marks the short sound. 

 ( ' ) Grave accent over a vowel marks the long sound. 

 () The sign of degree is used for feet. 

 ( ' ) When used with figures means inches. 



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